Review: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Mr. Kite (George Burns) tells the story of the title band who entertained the town of Heartland until 1958 when the sergeant died of a heart attack. Their instruments still remain in town, and now a new incarnation of band (played by Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees) have picked up where the original band left off. Trouble comes in the form of greedy record company head B.D. Hoffler (Donald Pleasence) and a thieving git named Mean Mr. Mustard (Frankie Howerd), the latter of whom hopes to steal the sacred instruments, the former might just steal their souls. The only hope? The lovely Strawberry Fields (Sandy Farina). I’m a Beatles fan, Sgt. Pepper is one of their best and most iconic albums. I’m also a fan of Steve Martin, Donald Pleasence, Billy Preston, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, and Earth Wind & Fire. I also rather like some of The Bee Gees stuff, much as I’d love to never hear ‘More Than A Woman’ ever again. So I should like this 1978 all-star film right? No, and not just...